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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed early details on Hostel: Part II which stars Lauren German, Bijou Phillips, and Heather Matarazzo. This "shocking" sequel will be available to own from the 23rd October, and should retail at around $28.95. Extras will include an Eli Roth commentary, a second commentary with Gabriel Roth and Quentin Tarantino, and a third commentary with Eli Roth, Lauren German, Richard Burgi and Vera Jordanova. Completing the package will be a “Hostel Part II: The Next Level” behind the scenes featurette, a “The Art of KNB Effects” featurette, another featurette on set design, an International Television Special, a Blood and Guts montage, deleted scenes, Elvis Mitchell of “The Treatment” Interview with Eli Roth, and Factory Torture Cams. A Blu-ray edition will also be available for $38.96. This will include all of the above extra material, along with some additional "Factory Torture Footage" exclusive to the Blu-ray edition.

Also available from the 23rd October will be a director's cut of the original Hostel which includes the original ending, as well as an all-new bonus disc. Extras will include a commentary with director Eli Roth, a second commentary with Roth, Tarantino, Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel, a third commentary with Roth, actors Barbara Nedeljakova and Eythor Gudjonsson, editor George Folsey, Jr. and journalist Harry Knowles, and a fourth commentary with Roth, producer Chris Biggs and documentarian Gabriel Roth. Completing the package will be five new featurettes (Music and Sound, Set Design, KNB Effects, An Icelandic Meal with Actor Eythor Gudjonsson, and Takashi Miike Interview), a “Hostel Dismembered” International TV special, a KCRW radio interview with Roth by Elvis Mitchell, a “Kill The Car” multi-angle featurette, a three part behind-the-scenes featurette, ten deleted scenes, four photo galleries, and the option to choose between the theatrical or director's cut endings. We've attached some artwork below:

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After seeing the first Hostel, I wasn't thrilled by it. However, I appreciated the fact that it played well on emotions. Who among us didn't go to a foreign place and seek out a good time, where it be mardis gras, Cancun, Daytona, Aspen or other spring break locations. Now imagine the whole thing go array like hostel. Exagerated?? Maybe. Yet, it could be plausible. Kudos for that, but next time, if you want to scare me, try to have better screenplay and dialogue...oh tell me it broke.( reffering to spring break )

You would almost think alot of people didn't like the Hostel series..... IF you really didn't like the movie, maybe some of the people here may be able to string 2 or 3 lines together to say why? "Terrible Movie" or "Cr*p" is a waste of a post.

Quote: If you don't like Hostel, don't waste everyone's time knocking it in a forum,

I quite liked "Hostel" myself, and have defended it's 'sort of film' on here. But as a forum people can also contribute by not liking it.

Any old how...for all those weeping about this crude, crude, oh so crude film and the lack of respectable horror movies around at the moment I give you THIS lesson in how such attitudes are like the very seasons themselves...as in they bloody well change!

What depraved lump of cinematic evil is this BBFC censor quote talking about (and this is just based on them seeing the damn script!)

Quote: This is infinately more disgusting than the first draft script. In fact, really evil...

... gratuitous examples of sadism and lust.

This is certainly a monstrous script...

The author has piled horror upon horror in a way that, in my opinion, make it unlikely that we should be able to pass such a film as this.

This is a loathsome story and I regret that it should come from a British team...

The writer seems to think the 'X' category is a depository for sewage.

Any guesses??

yes it's that now pillar of sophisticated, classy, well respected, looked back at fondly as an example of 'the good old days'...Hammer's 1956 "The Curse of Frankenstein"!

A Horror movie all you posters of descriptions about "Hostel 2" as 'sick, vile, porn' would I'm sure heartly approve of.

Despite it coming under the exact same descriptions of vile, evil rage that come from you lot now about "Hostel 2".

Chris Johnson wrote: Sulaco426 wrote: The first one was a big letdown. The second was even worse. This is the truth.

claimin that an opinion is "truth" is something only a moron would say.

If you don't like Hostel, don't waste everyone's time knocking it in a forum, just don't buy the movie. Understand the fact that some people DID like this movie, and that it was better than any other horror film in the first half of '07...

...or perhaps you're too busy with your dvd of the other big horror movie of the summer- the cinematic classic "Distubria"!!!!! why hasn't shia lebeouf taken over the world yet?

Gross sequel to a gross original. It was just a silly film all around...Eli Roth is one of those directors where you can see the talent but he has no payoff. He's more interested in making total "frat-boy" observations of life than saying anything realistic as a director. And if your idea of "horror film" is seeing someone bathe in blood from a victim hanging over them whose throat they just slit while hearing said victim squeal and cry and beg for their life...than this is your film. That scene alone nearly had me bolting for the door. I found it unnecessarily evil...and I'm not normally a prude or have a weak-stomach.

Hmmm....Well I'll take both in my exploitation myself. And is one truly more acceptable and desirable than the other?

Sebastian Haselbeck wrote: yawn, torture porn... it's time people went back and made SCARY horror films and stopped making disgusting sick s**t. captivity is a case in point. people just get bored.... when was the last time a movie was really scary

Decades ago. But who said this and it's ilk are meant to be scary horror movies? They're exploitation films. A COMPLETELY different concept. The same dacade that gave us the original, classic, "The Haunting" also gave us "The Ultimate Degenerate" and "The Ghastly Ones"...But they were never meant to be even in the same genre.

No idea what this is like...but I do wish people would not look at such films and then whine about them not being another "The Changeling" or "Halloween". As they were never meant to be.

I'm one of those people who hated the original Hostel. I wanted torture not porn. I went into Hostel 2 with my mind wanting blood. I came out impressed that it actually had a story, wasn't full out porn and despite an iffy ending, I thought this was the most enjoyable horror film of 2007 so far.

Man I liked the first one, it was one of those cool OTT horror films that seemed to have built a cult following. This however is indeeed 'A PILE OF ARSE!' I'd rather Roth made his 'Thanksgiving' Grindhouse flick than this. I think instead of the simple backpacker story of the girls, I think the best part of Hostel 2 was the killers point of view which should have been the plot of the film, it would have been more effective and emotional to think what would drive rich men with families to toture teenagers.

yawn, torture porn... it's time people went back and made SCARY horror films and stopped making disgusting sick s**t. captivity is a case in point. people just get bored.... when was the last time a movie was really scary, and not just disgusting?

finchlyncher wrote: It's your loss if you only experienced the surface horrors of Hostel and didn't give Eli Roth credit for making a movie that doesn't insult the audience with a blatant "appreciate the value of life message" like in the Saw movies, and didn't invite you to get some kind of moral meaning by putting yourself in the shoes of a sadistic killer. Also, I find it interesting that people who claim Roth knows nothing about subtlety fail to recognize all of the subtlety in Hostel.

Is it also my loss that I just simply don't see anything subtle about it? If anything, I felt hammered over the head by the film's simplistic "commentary". I failed to recognize the subtlety because there was nothing subtle about his message. Sure, I mean if you're going to compare it to a movie like Saw which states its message very plainly, then I guess you can call it subtlety. But when you've read or listened to interviews with Roth where he's "revealing" the commentary that is plainly obvious in the first place, it's hard to give him much credit.

Wow, the guys who treated women like meat are now the meat themselves!!! Sooooooo, deep and so subtle. Pat yourself on the back there, Mr. Roth.

DrewPLP wrote: Eraserhead wrote: I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise.

Wow... you think "Hostel" was smarter than "Saw"? Hostel had nothing to it until the last 15 minutes, and that time was not worth the wait. It was a boring, brutal film. Watch the first Saw again, and you'll see that there is a lot less straight-up gore. It's mostly blood splatters and remains. There is a great deal of suspense in Saw if you let there be; there is no attraction to Hostel unless you like gore and pointless nudity.

Just wanted to defend Eraserhead, as I too would argue that Hostel is one of the smartest horror films to come out in the past few years. Unfortunately, we're in the minority of most horror fans as people who recognize that Hostel is an excellent horror movie because it contains several layers of subtext, even though it is executed within the confines of what seems to be a "braindead torture porn" flick.

It's your loss if you only experienced the surface horrors of Hostel and didn't give Eli Roth credit for making a movie that doesn't insult the audience with a blatant "appreciate the value of life message" like in the Saw movies, and didn't invite you to get some kind of moral meaning by putting yourself in the shoes of a sadistic killer. Also, I find it interesting that people who claim Roth knows nothing about subtlety fail to recognize all of the subtlety in Hostel.

First purchase choice among adults 18-54? Come on, "Knocked Up", "1408" and "28 Weeks Later" are much better movies... and not to mention they did way better than "Hostel: Part II" domestically at the box office.

The fact that everyone goes on about Eli Roth being an egotistic jackass is similar to what Gabe said...if you hate the guy why the hell are you reading interviews with him? I listened to his commentaries on Cabin Fever and he sounds like an okay guy to me. I admit when he's around Quentin he tends to get annoying but, well, that's what Quentin is like. Plus Eli Roth being an egomaniac has no bearing on whether his films are good or not. Quentin is an egomaniac, but he makes good movies so nobody cares.

Plus, you know, if Eli Roth wasn't making stupid, pointless, exceptionally gory horror movies, someone else would be. Ignoring it would be more effective than whining about it.

Honestly, dismissing a film you haven't seen because it's themes are violent is akin to dismissing a film because it has subtitles. Hostel 2 may very well suck, I don't know, but this judgemental, high ground sentiment depresses me.

I have seen both of them and that still does NOT change my opinion for being a nonsense repugant violence film thoughout.

My opinion? I have no opinion on Hostel 2, I haven't seen it. If you haven't seen the film you have no point of reference. I liked the first one ok, it wasn't great, but that's entirely beyond my point. Or have I misread this mal-constructed sentence?

And you could've fooled me Garth, my own mother doesn't complain this much about violent films she hasn't seen. If you really love movies, you respect them enough to see them before claiming they're garbage or detremental to society.

Honestly, dismissing a film you haven't seen because it's themes are violent is akin to dismissing a film because it has subtitles. Hostel 2 may very well suck, I don't know, but this judgemental, high ground sentiment depresses me.

How is it that Harry Knowles is interviewed and on commentary tracks on DVD's. He was on the Reservoir Dogs DVD and now this!? Thats like me being on the DVD, who cares what i have to say about a film, except of course you guys on this site!

neither of these movies were letdowns- both are the pinnacle of America's stab (no pun intendended) at the gore-horror genre, easily putting all of the Saw films to shame. Eli Roth has a lot of talent, and that would be apparent to anyone who takes the time to read between the torture, so to speak. Hostel Part 2 in particular, played with the concept of showing something as bizarre as organized tortures from the perspective of both the victims and killers. Interesting stuff, but often blow off as pulp violence

Quote: Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA (7/28/07) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announces HOSTEL: DIRECTOR’S CUT, by writer-director-producer Eli Roth and executive producer Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill: Vols. 1 & 2). Available October 23, 2007 on a 2-disc DVD and hi-def Blu-ray DiscTM, the Director’s Cut is presented unrated with Roth’s shocking original ending – deemed too disturbing for theatrical audiences – restored for the first time. This deliciously macabre modern horror classic debuted in the top spot at the box office in January 2006 and follows two American backpackers as they are lured into a nightmarish hell. The bonus material on the new, unrated DVD and Blu-ray DiscTM is as varied and plentiful as the film’s gruesome torture tools: five new featurettes; ten deleted scenes; four photo galleries; the international TV special “Hostel Dismembered;” a new interview with Roth from Elvis Mitchell’s public radio show “The Treatment;” a multi-angle “Kill The Car” featurette; commentaries by Roth, Tarantino and journalist Harry Knowles; and the option to choose between the theatrical and the Director’s Cut endings. The 2-disc DVD and Blu-rayTM High-Def HOSTEL: DIRECTOR’S CUT arrive in time for Halloween for the SLP of $28.95 (Blu-ray) and $19.98 (DVD).

Synopsis

Paxton and Josh, two college friends, are lured by a fellow traveler to what's described as a nirvana for American backpackers – a particular hostel in an out-of-the-way Slovakian town stocked with Eastern European women as desperate as they are gorgeous. The two friends arrive and soon easily pair off with exotic beauties Natalya and Svetlana. In fact too easily…

Initially distracted by the good time they're having, the two Americans quickly find themselves trapped in an increasingly sinister situation that they will discover is as wide and as deep as the darkest, sickest recess of human nature itself – if they survive.

Presented by Quentin Tarantino and written and directed by Eli Roth, HOSTEL stars Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson.

DVD & BLU-RAY DISCTM SPECIAL FEATURES:

Director and Executive Producers’ Commentary with Roth, Tarantino, Boaz Yakin and Scott Spiegel Director and Guests’ Commentary with Roth, actors Barbara Nedeljakova and Eythor Gudjonsson, editor George Folsey, Jr. and journalist Harry Knowles Director and Producers’ Commentary with Roth, producer Chris Biggs and documentarian Gabriel Roth Director’s Commentary with Roth Five new featurettes: Music and Sound - Composer Nathan Barr takes us inside his studio and shows viewers his different instruments and how they were used for the film Set Design – A tour of conceptual drawings and sets used to create the film’s unsettling backdrop KNB Effects – The KNB EFX Group discusses the films horrific visual effects An Icelandic Meal with Actor Eythor Gudjonsson – Gudjonsson (Hostel) shares a bit of the Icelandic culture while enjoying one of the nation’s peculiar delicacies Takashi Miike Interview - An interview with noted film director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Audition) who makes an appearance in the film “Hostel Dismembered” – International TV special “The Treatment” – KCRW radio interview with Roth by Elvis Mitchell “Kill The Car” multi-angle featurette “Hostel Dissected” – A three part behind-the-scenes featurette Ten deleted scenes Four photo galleries hand-picked by Roth Option to choose between the theatrical or Director’s Cut endings

Hostel 2 Press Release:

Quote: Comic-Con International, San Diego, CA (7/28/07) – From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment comes HOSTEL PART II, the blood-soaked follow-up to writer-director-producer Eli Roth’s original masterpiece of terror, which further delves into the darkest recesses of human nature. Filled with gut-wrenching intensity and presented by Quentin Tarantino, HOSTEL PART II arrives Unrated on Blu-rayTM High-Def, DVD and PSP™ October 23. Just in time for Halloween, the horrifying second chapter follows the exploits of two clients (Roger Bart and Richard Burgi) of the murder-for-profit business as they spiral deeper into its chilling and depraved world. The Unrated DVD and Blu-ray™ disc boast additional torture sequences, and both formats are loaded with special features including four featurettes – the making of the film, the gory KNB-created effects, the fear-inducing design and revealing interviews with Eli Roth. Additional features include a Blood & Guts Montage, 10 Deleted Scenes, Elvis Mitchell’s “The Treatment” Interview with Eli Roth, an international television special, and Cast and Crew commentaries with Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino and others. The Blu-ray™ version offers the film in blood-curdling 1080p high definition detail, and the 5.1 channel surround, 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio sends shivers down the spine. HOSTEL PART II will be available on Blu-rayTM High-Def for the SLP of $38.96 and DVD and PSP™ for the SLP of $28.95.

Synopsis

Last January, writer-director Eli Roth terrified moviegoers with the blood-drenched Hostel, which catapulted to the top of the box office charts and became the first number one film of 2006. Now, Roth picks up where he left off, and goes deeper into the darkest recesses of the human mind. In HOSTEL PART II, three young Americans studying abroad in Rome set off for a weekend trip when they run into a beautiful model from their art class. Also on her way to an exotic destination, the gorgeous European invites the co-eds to come along, assuring them they can relax and rejuvenate. Will the women find the oasis they are looking for? Or are they poised to become victims for hire, pawns in the fantasies of the sick and privileged around the world who secretly travel here to savor more grisly pursuits?

Dave Brock wrote: When anyone uses the words 'pointless nudity' about an exploitation film you really need to sit down and think about things. Carefully. Then hope it clears.

i see where you are coming from. but for the main part of the movie? THAT was the exploitation, not the gore or the horror. It started off as being a pointless movie and then all the sudden, decided to throw some plot there in the end. If there hadn't been so much "teen-partying flick" involved in the movie, it would have been much better. Sure, I know that that's a horror cliche. Have a bunch of young teenagers do stupid stuff and then BAM!, someone's out to get them. But for 3/4 of the movie, it was kind of ridiculous. When the action started, it was like you were watching a whole different movie all of the sudden. The transition into the horror aspect was too choppy and all of the sudden and you had to wait too long for it to get to that point.

Kaya Savas wrote: DrewPLP wrote: Eraserhead wrote: I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise. Wow... you think "Hostel" was smarter than "Saw"? Hostel had nothing to it until the last 15 minutes, and that time was not worth the wait. It was a boring, brutal film. Watch the first Saw again, and you'll see that there is a lot less straight-up gore. It's mostly blood splatters and remains. There is a great deal of suspense in Saw if you let there be; there is no attraction to Hostel unless you like gore and pointless nudity. Both Saw and Hostel are no different. There is no suspense, there is no mastery in the filmmaking. They are both gore filled movies that rely on the "gross" factor to achieve what they think is horror. Saw is merely a shadow of the brilliant Se7en from Fincher. Hostel is just plain teen horror c**p. 1408 was a recent film that truly demonstrated suspense in its filmmaking. 1408 was also the best movie in the American horror genre to hit theaters in at least the past 5-7 years. I didn't love Hostel, but I thought it was a lot brighter than Saw (I haven't seen those sequels) Hostel actually did have a point beyond the gore. It's also pretty clear which negative nellies have actually seen the film and which have not. Those that complain about the onslaught of gore either didn't see the movie or slept through the first hour. The nearly boring level of nothing violent happening for so long is suppose to evoke Miike's Audition, which it does, though far less succesfully. I don't think Roth is the man that's going to save the genre, but I think he had more on his mind than shock value.

That said I haven't seen the second Hostel film, so I can't say anything about it.

Tyler Foster wrote: If people can't see and/or enjoy the gleefulness in which Roth intends to push buttons (and no, I don't mean with depth or intelligence, I mean crude, reactionary buttons) then why bother having fun anywhere, at all, ever.

If you honestly think that Eli Roth wasn't trying to be deep or intelligent, then go read an interview with him. He thinks he has made two of the smartest movies of the last decade. I'mall about having fun with bad horror movies, but when they're boring, there's nothing fun about it.

Hostel IS NOT in the same league as The Descent (original version) and Haute Tension. Hostel is an 80's B-movie with some of the worst gore make up ever. And what's so intelligent about it? The first hour of tit-fest (I don't complain about that one) or the second Scooby-Doo-style-revenge c**ppy hour?

The most amusing film of the year, and I mean that unironically. If people can't see and/or enjoy the gleefulness in which Roth intends to push buttons (and no, I don't mean with depth or intelligence, I mean crude, reactionary buttons) then why bother having fun anywhere, at all, ever. Not nearly as funny as Cabin Fever (and it doesn't even attempt to be creepy), but it was still good.

Regardless of how you feel about the movie, however, it IS torture porn. However, Hostel and Captivity are perhaps the sole examples of true major studio torture porn since Saw came out in 2004. Wolf Creek? Not torture porn. The Descent? Not torture porn. High Tension? Not torture porn. The Hills Have Eyes franchise? Not torture porn. Just because a horror movie is brutal, whether or not you think that is a good thing, does not make it torture porn, and if you condemn a genre without correctly defining what the genre is and why to get rid of it, nobody is going to listen.

The Hostel franchise is MUCH better than the Saw's.....Saw just sucks. I find Hostel 1 and 2 to be equally as good. 1408 was just OK. nothing too special or havent been done b4. High Tension was ok until the ending which made it from just ok to just horrible. The Descent - best horror film of 2006. completely hands down. When i think of a good horror movie, The Descent will ALWAYS be in the top of the list. Haven't seen The Host....but want to.

i liked hostel alot i see alot of horror movies every year but hostel was good, the second i had probably to high of expectations for it, the second i would not say it sucked but in terms or blood and torture i was disappointed

Liked the first one but found part 2 to be atrocious on multiple levels. I can't believe Quentin is doing a commentary on that but not Death Proof. As for the double dip on part 1, I don't know, maybe I'll buy.

I liked the original Hostel- it wasn't great, scary, gorey, suspensful or well acted, but I thought it was suprisingly (brainless)fun. Hostel Part 2 however is one of the very worst films of 2007 so far. Complete waste of time.

Garth D wrote: Eraserhead wrote: For those who didn't like the original "Hostel", I guess you just don't like horror movies that you have to think about a little bit. Same goes for those who didn't like "The Descent", "The Host" or "High Tension". Bravo, +1 for Garth.

Honestly, "films" such as Hostel and it's "part" 2 are an abomination. Eli Roth's "films" are nothing more than a gross-out gore fest that fail on every level. Also what's the purpose of all the sex as well? Surely that did nothing but make the "director" happy and please the mostly male fans.

DOn't get me wrong, I do love gore in a movie... Awww, that's cute that you think Hostel was a smart movie, and not a heavy-handed piece of c**p that pales in comparison to the movies Eli Roth was homaging/ripping-off. What exactly did you have to "think" about, with Hostel? Besides thinking about the things that would have been more worth spending your money on.

And High Tension? It made me think as well...it made me think that it was a pretty kick-ass horror movie until one of the worst, most ill-conceived twists in movie history.

Kaya Savas wrote: DrewPLP wrote: Eraserhead wrote: I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise. Wow... you think "Hostel" was smarter than "Saw"? Hostel had nothing to it until the last 15 minutes, and that time was not worth the wait. It was a boring, brutal film. Watch the first Saw again, and you'll see that there is a lot less straight-up gore. It's mostly blood splatters and remains. There is a great deal of suspense in Saw if you let there be; there is no attraction to Hostel unless you like gore and pointless nudity. Both Saw and Hostel are no different. There is no suspense, there is no mastery in the filmmaking. They are both gore filled movies that rely on the "gross" factor to achieve what they think is horror. Saw is merely a shadow of the brilliant Se7en from Fincher. Hostel is just plain teen horror c**p. 1408 was a recent film that truly demonstrated suspense in its filmmaking. 1408 was also the best movie in the American horror genre to hit theaters in at least the past 5-7 years.

Hmm, i disgree slightly. "Saw" was pretty suspenseful. Not extremely great acting. And "Hostel"... Don't get me wrong. I thought it was decent. But it was dumb at the same time. Once it finally got started, I liked it, and it was suspenseful, but you had to wait through frequent drug/alcohol use, and sex scenes and partying to get to that. That stuff seemed so pointless to the movie.

DrewPLP wrote: Eraserhead wrote: I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise. Wow... you think "Hostel" was smarter than "Saw"? Hostel had nothing to it until the last 15 minutes, and that time was not worth the wait. It was a boring, brutal film. Watch the first Saw again, and you'll see that there is a lot less straight-up gore. It's mostly blood splatters and remains. There is a great deal of suspense in Saw if you let there be; there is no attraction to Hostel unless you like gore and pointless nudity. Both Saw and Hostel are no different. There is no suspense, there is no mastery in the filmmaking. They are both gore filled movies that rely on the "gross" factor to achieve what they think is horror. Saw is merely a shadow of the brilliant Se7en from Fincher. Hostel is just plain teen horror c**p. 1408 was a recent film that truly demonstrated suspense in its filmmaking. 1408 was also the best movie in the American horror genre to hit theaters in at least the past 5-7 years.

Eraserhead wrote: I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise.

Wow... you think "Hostel" was smarter than "Saw"? Hostel had nothing to it until the last 15 minutes, and that time was not worth the wait. It was a boring, brutal film. Watch the first Saw again, and you'll see that there is a lot less straight-up gore. It's mostly blood splatters and remains. There is a great deal of suspense in Saw if you let there be; there is no attraction to Hostel unless you like gore and pointless nudity.

Yea we just have a lot of haters on here as far as I can tell.. Utter c**p blah blah utter garbage blah.. Thats all I hear. I enjoyed the original and while the second has its flaws I still had a fun time. All horror films are not made to scare you... Sometimes they are made for a quick adrenaline rush or in some cases a laugh..

Horror has changed alot recently and it is beginning to branch out. There is alot more to these films then what is at the surface if you even care to look. We all have our own opinions on the film however. So to each his own..

Bloody-Disgusting (www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9504) are attaching "unrated" to their news story regarding Sony Home Entertainment's press release for "Hostel II" and has some more information on the extra features.

Eraserhead wrote: For those who didn't like the original "Hostel", I guess you just don't like horror movies that you have to think about a little bit. Same goes for those who didn't like "The Descent", "The Host" or "High Tension".

What I find odd is that your handle is no doubt referencing a film by a filmmaker that can actually create something genuinely horrific and unsettling with subtlety, style and flair.

I get more chills from an Angelo Badalamenti music cue than I did from this entire piece of utterly useless garbage.

"Hostel" was pretty lame until the end. It was like Eurotrip Meets Saw or something. Once it finally got going, I enjoyed it, but it was too many filler scenes in that movie. Haven't seen the sequel yet.

I will agree "The Descent" was an excellent horror movie... "High Tension"? Not so much. It was very cliched. I've already seen the surprise John Cusack "Identity" ending so when I saw High Tension, I felt a bit ripped off.

Eraserhead wrote: For those who didn't like the original "Hostel", I guess you just don't like horror movies that you have to think about a little bit. Same goes for those who didn't like "The Descent", "The Host" or "High Tension".

Awww, that's cute that you think Hostel was a smart movie, and not a heavy-handed piece of c**p that pales in comparison to the movies Eli Roth was homaging/ripping-off. What exactly did you have to "think" about, with Hostel? Besides thinking about the things that would have been more worth spending your money on.

And High Tension? It made me think as well...it made me think that it was a pretty kick-ass horror movie until one of the worst, most ill-conceived twists in movie history.

Didn't like this one at all. It was almost the same identical plot as Part I only with girls. I can't believe that Lions Gate and Screen Gems gave Eli Roth $10M bucks to make this, I didn't see any improvements in the production quality.

barnabyjones wrote: Another version of the original !!! How many is that now ?

umm... 2. it was only released once before.

Also... the first one was amazing. One of the best horror movies of the past decade. The second was definitely a letdown. It was trying too hard to explain everything. It made the whole thing less interesting.

For those who didn't like the original "Hostel", I guess you just don't like horror movies that you have to think about a little bit. Same goes for those who didn't like "The Descent", "The Host" or "High Tension".

I know there is this giant misconception that "Hostel" is a braindead "torture porn" movie, but it's really a whole lot smarter than any number of recent horror movies, most notably the "Saw" franchise.